MAS has lots of readers that are very into their books. Today I am going to ask ask some MAS students what they are reading, and maybe if you hear what other kids are reading, maybe you will find a book that you want to read.We are going to start with a sixth grader, L.B.“ I am doing an interview, what are you reading currently?”“I am reading “I Got This” I love it because it is about a gymnastics and I’m a gymnast so I connect to it.”“What is your book about?”“It is about Laurie Hernandez’s life and her gymnastics life.”“That sounds very interesting.”Next I am going to interview another sixth grader, R.E.“What are you reading currently and what is your book about.”“I’m reading “The Mockingbird”, it is about a girl with aspergers with a brother who passed away.”“Do you like it?”“Yes, it is really good.”Next, I am going to interview a fifth grader, A C..“What are you currently reading?”“I am reading Diary of a Wimpy Kid the Meltdown.”“Do you like the book so far?”“Yes.”“Thank you!”“Your welcome!”Next, I am going to be interviewing E B.“Hi, what are you currently reading?”“I am currently reading The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas.”“Thankyou.”Next I will be interviewing L D.“Hi, what are you reading at the moment?”“I am reading Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods.”“Thank you.”Now we can see that maybe there could be a theme to what MAS likes to read? Could you think of one? I hope you enjoyed reading this piece, now get out there and start reading an actual book and you might be interviewed next time!

In Mansion Avenue, reading is hands down the subject in which most of the students thrive throughout the entire school. But I personally have always wondered,why is that? So for this piece I decided to find out just that. I went to one teacher in each grade level and gave them all a couple of interview questions depicting what exactly they do in an everyday reading/writing class. For fourth grade I wanted to interview Mrs. Berkowitz. When I asked her what they were doing today in reading class, she said “We are reading Nicky Fifth.” That is a great story that would be perfect for teaching fourth grade how to write interesting stories. So, that explains why fourth grade is thriving in reading class, especially.

​In fifth grade news,I interviewed Mrs.Clark. She said that her class likes to read the books that she assigns. She says she thinks they know it is important to their grades to understand the texts that they are reading. And Mrs. Meehan, our fellow Newspaper Club instructor, says that all of her students LOVE to read. She stated, “I know that because if you walk into my room during independent reading, you could hear a pin drop.” I interviewed some of the students in Mrs. Clark's class,and J. S. says his reading class is special because Mrs.Clark makes directions clear and does different things everyday in reading workshop. Which again, explains why students all across Mansion Avenue are doing great in reading class. And that's just about everything that you need to know about Mansion Avenue reading.

Ivan was a authentic gorilla. He lived at the Zoo Atlanta, but on the way to that contented ending, he spent almost three decades without seeing another of his own kind before being moved to Zoo Atlanta in 1994. He was captured as in infant in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. At a point in his life Ivan was added to an odd collection of animals housed at a circus themed mall in Washington state. Ivan spent 27 years of his life alone in a cage. Over time, as an understanding of primate needs to behavior grew, public discomfort with Ivan's lonely state grew as well, particularly after he was featured in a National Geographic special entitled “The Urban Gorilla.” After he became a celeb at Zoo Atlanta Ivan died at the age of 50 August 20th, 2012.

Ivan was a beloved Gorilla. He was cherished by countless numbers of our population. Many people cherished him and he cherished them. He cherished his family more than anything. Including his twin sister Tag. His sister died when they were both young. He was very depressed of his sister dying. He was so depressed of her sister dying that Ivan had this stuffed animal, and he named this stuffed animal Not-Tag. He named this stuffed toy after his twin sister tag. He put the Not in front of the Tag because he thought that nobody or no one could live up to his sister Tag. Nobody would ever be like her.

In summary, Ivan was finally placed in a exceptional habitat that he could live and breath better instead of living in a cage in a shopping mall in Lakewood, pierce county, for decades. He finally enjoys a bit of grass just after coming out into natural habitat at Atlanta Zoo that became his first home. After he finally got to live, and breath fresh air Ivan died. Ivan died on August 21st, 2012 at 9:29 pm. Ivan had a short life, but half of his life he got to live like a normal gorilla. He passed away between the ages of 48 and 50. If you ever visit Atlanta Zoo then make sure to think of the gorilla Ivan the Mighty Silverback.

What teachers are reading can be interesting. It may be a book either you yourself have read, or are interested in reading. Everyone has a different taste for books, like some like Sci-Fi (science fiction) or realistic fiction, or an old classic book that they can sit down and enjoy it. This article is about Mr. Rehn’s book.

Mr. Rehn was reading the book Took (hey, that rhymes) by Mary Downing Hahn. The book is a fictional novel about ghosts. Upon further research, Mary Downing Hahn specializes in ghostly stories, such as Wait ‘Till Helen Comes, Deep and Dark and Dangerous, All the Lovely Bad Ones, The Old Willis Place, and The Doll in the Garden.

Tookis not in a series, and even if it was, it would likely be the first book, since it was published in 2015. He was interested in the book because he saw the hand of the cover, and also loves ghost stories in general. He also stated that he would, in fact, recommend this book to his class and other teachers, too.

He says there are loads of cliffhangers, at least one in each chapter. It’s a mystery about who’s been “taken”. If he met the author, he would ask how she did the research, and if she has known anyone who’s been taken. Obviously, since it is a ghost story, it’s not a true story, but has been passed down through generations.

Each chapter has cliffhangers, always keeping you on the edge of your seat. He says he can consistently visualize. There is a scene in the book where it is a snowy day with pocket marks in the snow. It is very well described and is perfect for visualizing.

Mr. Rehn says Took is a very interesting book, and for people who can stand a few goosebumps, is absolutely perfect for them!

For a period of time the hole Mansion Ave School is reading the book BFG by Roald Dahl. This the first one school one book of the 2016 year. This book is going to later become into a movie by Steven Spielberg. The book is is about I big black object that is walking down the street. Sophie the main character in the book. She sees the mysterious object and wonders what it is doing. It has a long trumpet and a jar. And he is pouring what is inside of the jar into the trumpet and blowing it into the Gucci kids bedroom. Read the rest of the story and find out what the mysterious object is doing. I have already read the book, and oh isn’t it one great book.​

By Kylie D.What is Mansion reading? 1 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th grader plus one staff member from mansion ave was asked this question along with thegenre, and main idea of the book. From 3rd grade was Logan D. Logan has been reading a realistic fiction book, called Baseball Bloopers . He said it was about a lot of Bloopers that have happened in Major League Baseball.​ From 4th grade is Ryan, he said he was reading a biography, called The Closer. The main idea is a baseball player’s life. From 5th grade is David, he said it was a science fiction book, called Harry Potter. The main idea is, Harry is trying trying to help find who killed his parents. From 6th grade is Grace, she said it was fantasy book, called Twilight. It is a love story between a vampire named Edward and a girl named Bella. Finally is the staff member. Mr. Schiavo, has been reading sports in the newspaper. He said the main idea is the scores and events in sport games of all divisions.

by Damian B.This past month, February, Mansion Avenue School has been reading a variety of books. Last week, I interviewed Xavier M. who is in Mrs. Meehan’s class and I asked him what their class was reading. In response, he told me that their class was doing literature groups and they were all reading Gary Paulsen books. He then told me some of the titles. He mentioned the books, The River, The Voyage of the Frog, Guts, Puppies, Dogs and Blue Northerns, and The Boy Who Owned the School. Now, maybe you can get some of those books and read them.

​What is Mansion reading? One staff member, one 3rd grader, one 4th grader, one 5th grader, and one 6th grader from Mansion Avenue school were interviewed, and asked what was the current book they were reading, who was the author, the genre of the book and a short summary. 3rd grade was answered by Keeley. When asked the book title and author and genre , she stated, “ It is a fantasy book called Charlotte's Web by E.B. White.” The short summary told about the fraction of the book she has read, “ Charlotte the spider and wilbur the pig are the characters. Charelle wins the web commission.” 4th grade was answered by Sydney, when asked what/who was the title, author, and the genre she stated, “ The title: 11 Birthdays. Author: Wendy Mass. Genre: Fantasy.” When she gave a short summary it was about a girl who regularly had normal birthdays on her birthday. But on her 11th birthday the next time she woke up for the next day it was 11th birthday all over again . 5th grade was answered by Leana. She has been reading a fantasy book called Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by: J.k Rollen. A main summary of the book is Potter is going to hogwarts and going on adventures to save the world. 6th grader Aysiah-Lena is reading a realist fiction book called Among the Imposters by: Margaret Peterson Haddix. In her book so far a boy who is at school is trying to blend in with everyone. Lastly, Mrs. Kane has been reading The Valley of Amazement by: Amy Tan. Bacily the book is about 2 girls life and the history of China. What will Mansion read next?

This month students have been asked to say what they have been reading. A third grader stated that she has been reading: Follow your heart! by: Cindy Fang. The genre of her book is fiction. A fourth grader said he was reading: Diary of a wimpy kid by:Jeff Kinney. The genre of his book is fiction. A fifth grader said he is reading: I survived the joplin tornado. By: Lauren Tarshis. The genre of his book is realistic fiction. A sixth grader said she was reading: A million ways home. By: Dianna Dorisi Winget. The genre of her book is realistic fiction. These are all of the books mansion avenue is reading!

Do to recent discoveries mansion loves reading fiction 5/5 students and one teacher all read fiction here are the student and staff3rd Isabella who read deccendants-island of the lost-the genre is fantasy fiction a type of fiction 4th Noah read harry potter 3 which is fiction5th karly who read revenge of the flower girls which is fictions 6th greta read maze runner which is fictionand mrs.Greway read the mime order which is fiction